Wichita eagle., 1887-12-11
THE FACT WHICH REMAINS.
Please Note the Fact Which
Remains.
Despite all the Adverse Talk, There are
Some Things About Wichita Very
Interesting to Investors.

From one side of this continent to the
other no city of its age or size Is talked
about so much as is Wichita. While
much of this talk is anything but en-
couraging to people seeking locations or
places of investment, or vet compli
mentary to our people, the fact remains
that as an advertisement, all this talk is
none the less effective.
Despite all the talk, however, the fact
remains that Wichita has the lowest
taxes, the least debt and is the most
prosperous and rapidly growing city in
all the west.
Despite all the talk, the fact remains
that Wichita has not only the lowest as
sessment and the lowest taxes, but that
she is the most populous and wealthiest
city in the great state of Kansas.
Despite all the talk, the fact remains,
that Wichita is practically without bond
ed Indebtedness Of any character
and that her taxes have always been
less, and that they are less by one-half
this year than those of any other of the
the first class cities Of Kansas.
Despite all the talk the fact remains,
that Wichita has not only the lowest
taxes by half, but has greater number
of great manufactures, a greater num-
Der Of fine public school buildings,
greater number Of great educational
institutions, a greater number Of fine
churches, a greater number of costly
private residences than any city in Kan
saS
Despite all the talk the fact remains
that Wichita has not only not half the
taxes. but has more miles OF street rail
ways, more miles of electric lights more
miles of gas lights, more miles of tele
phone and telegraph wires, more miles
of water mains, more miles of gas mains
and more miles Of streets and sidewalks,
and all paid for, than any city in Kansas.
Despite all the talk the fact remains
that Wichita has not only the
lowest taxes by half, but does
three times the retail and
ten times the wholesale business of
any city west of Kansas City.
Despite all the talk the fact remains
that Wichita has not only no bonded in
debtednesS, and the lowest taxes by one
half, but the greatest number of banks
and the greatest paid up banking capital
and the only bank clearing house in the
state.
Despite all the talk the fact remains
that Wichita, in spite of all the opposi
ton of other towns and cities in Kansas,
and all the other towns and cities in Mis-
souri,. and the Misrepresentation made
of her in eastern monetary centers, has
not only no bonded Indebtedness worth
naming and the lowest taxes by half.
but she is growing faster today, is doing
more business today. shows more life and
activity today, more rush and push on
her business streets today. has more i'm
portant enterprises on hand today, has
more brainy, energetic and sol
vent capitalists toddA tiittl any
five other cities OF the state of Kansas
all put together.
Despite the talk the fact remains that
in the possession Of all these advantages
and perogatives, in the possession of all
these prestiSes and emolumeutS, all these
powers and their auxiliaries, whatever
may come. or whatever may go, Wichi-
ia will continue in the ascendency: that
despite all the misrepresentation of
envy and the opposition of counter inter
ests. in whatever quarter. Wichita will
inevitably become another great link in
the great chain of great commercial cit
les reaching across this great continent !